Comments on: Latest polls: Coleman should concede

By: cowboyguns

cowboyguns — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:56:41 +0000

I already spotted Coleman a small contribution to assist with his battle. As far as I’m concerned, “Franken’s Lead” is highly suspect. Remember, Franken contested the election in the first place, so he’s the one that started all of this. It is only natural for the current “results” to be suspect, as it it the first time in history that there has been such a swing in the vote count in a contested election. It is obvious that the appellate court has not followed the precedent set by Bush v. Gore, so I say the fight should continue and let the Supreme Court have the final word.

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Get Over It, Norm Coleman | The Blue Flag — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:45:03 +0000

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By: Tref

Tref — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:55:43 +0000

So now that Coleman has thrown away his political career, what do you think he should do next? Fry cook? Real Estate? Frankly, if Coleman is willing to wash my car, I would spot him a few bucks to help with his court case.

By: Minnesota Central

Minnesota Central — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:58:41 +0000

Are Franken’s numbers all that far off ?
FYI : as a point of comparison, according to an April 14-15 PublicPolicyPolling survey, 47% of voters approve of Governor Pawlenty’s work with 40% disapproving.
So, if Pawlenty is sitting at 47 and Franken at 43, Franken is relatively on par with Pawlenty and unchanged while Coleman clearly is collapsing.

IMO, the Strib headline writer unfairly picked on Franken. Assuming that this is not a follow-up interview using the same poll participants, a different sample group would be expected to provide “Favorable” ratings within a narrow margin. Franken’s moved from 47 to 43 … which is exactly the margin of error stated in the article … 4.

However, Coleman’s move from 46 to 38 clearly shows deterioration.
That said, for Franken, he clearly has a problem. He was elected with only 42% support. Considering the venom that his opponents spew, I doubt that Franken will ever cross 55. The PPP survey reported that 62% of Minnesota voters like the job that Klobuchar is doing with just 25% dissenting. Klobuchar’s numbers are helped by a 30% approval rating from Republicans … a number that Franken could only dream of getting. Franken has gotten a lot of “drag-along” bad publicity from Coleman’s legal challenges … until he actually gets seated and voters have a chance to see how he performs, this is meaningless.

Pawlenty numbers at 47 Favorable to 40 Unfavorable show the delicate minefield that he must walk … balancing the budget … and resolve the “to sign or not to sign” election certificate issue. The MN-Supreme Court agreement to Coleman’s timetable clearly gives Pawlenty a Big Break as the question will now move to the back burner until mid-June. The “to sign or not to sign” question may not have a big impact on his rating, but how he is perceived in handling the budget will set the tone for 2010.

Everything must be looked at in perspective.